[MassHistPres] Sidewalk News Paper and Magazine Dispensers

[Garrett Laws]

Might there be a more appropriate dispenser of media (even in the same
areas)?

Cheers,
Garrett

Garrett Laws, Manager
The Copper & Slate Company
Fine Roofing and Exterior Finish Carpentry
238A Calvary Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Ph: (781) 893-1916
Fax: (781) 893-2041

Copperandslate at Gmail.com or
GLaws at hbuilders.net


On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Anne Forbes <AnneForbes at verizon.net>wrote:

>  The recent questions about HDC jurisdiction over changes to religious
> properties brought to mind the legal battles that have been fought - and won
> - by commissions right here in Massachusetts over their review authority.
> The MHC *Guidebook for HDCs* begins with the legal basis for historic
> districts and a list (up to 2006) of some relevant court cases.  Radio
> towers are in there, as are vinyl siding, features on the inside of windows,
> and especiallly, the classic 1996 Globe Newspaper Company v. Beacon Hill
> Architectural Commission decision, which confirmed an HDC's jurisdiction
> over newspaper dispensers and other "street furniture."
>
> The vending machine companies are very familiar with the Beacon Hill case,
> but it seems that they often hope a local commission is not.  I hope that
> the precedent it established will give the Wenham HDC the confidence to
> require an application for a certificate, and to regulate the dispensers in
> whatever way they feel is appropriate.
>
> Anne Forbes
> Acton
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* james howard <jmhoward22 at verizon.net>
> *To:* MHC Mailing List <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, October 23, 2009 8:44 AM
> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Sidewalk News Paper and Magazine Dispensers
>
>  Here in Wenham a sidewalk magazine dispenser has beeb put in place within
> the Historic District to provide free copies of the magazine "Improper
> Bostonian".  The Historic District Commission was not asked for a
> Certificate of Appropriateness for this dispenser.  Complaints about it are
> now being directed at the Commission.  We have no standing policy dealing
> with this type of dispenser and I was wondering if any Historic District
> Commission does have a policy or how they deal with these things.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Jim Howard
> Chair
> Wenham Historic District Commission
>
> James M. Howard
> 149 Main Street
> Wenham, MA 01984
> Tel:  978-468-1709
> Cell:  978-317-4862
>
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